An in-depth look at the history of African Americans on the Road from the 1930s to the 1960s and Beyond. Discover how the rise of the automobile brought new mobility and freedom to African Americans, ...

October is Family History Month, a month dedicated by Congress to the idea that preserving and sharing our family histories is important. Indeed, increasing numbers of families have begun researching ...

My husband and his brother just published a website about their father, Major Paul Hildreth, mainly focusing on his military history. Major (yes, that really was his first name, not his military rank!

We’re all too familiar with John Wilkes Booth, and his role in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865, but in this story called “Acting Out,” the author Aaron Mahnke focuses on John’s ...

Senator Joseph McCarthy “comes along really chronologically halfway through the story [in the early 1950s], and there’s a lot that happened before he was even on the scene,” says author Clay Risen.

Wondery’s history series entertain as much as they educate. By Spenser Mestel This story was created in paid partnership with Wondery. The reviews are in, and according to one listener, they “can’t ...

The Stories 4-History program is designed for middle and high school-aged youth in 4-H to develop civic engagement projects that amplify local stories of democracy. With support from Smithsonian ...

The binder stared back at me. Yellowing papers and black-and-white photographs spilled out its sides. In handwritten Spanish, the label on its spine read “Historia Antigua.” Ancient History. I opened ...

Do you believe in ghosts? That’s what prominent Roman lawyer and statesman Pliny the Younger asked his friend in a letter around A.D. 100. “I should very much like to know whether you think there are ...